su - Unix, Linux Command

NAME

su - run a shell with substitute user and group IDs

SYNOPSIS

su [OPTION]... [-] [USER [ARG]...]

DESCRIPTION

Change the effective user id and group id to that of USER.

Tag	Description
-, -l, --login
	make the shell a login shell
-c, --command=COMMAND
	pass a single COMMAND to the shell with -c
--session-command=COMMAND
	pass a single COMMAND to the shell with -c and do not create a new session
-f, --fast	pass -f to the shell (for csh or tcsh)
-m, --preserve-environment
	do not reset environment variables
-p	same as -m
-s, --shell=SHELL
	run SHELL if /etc/shells allows it
--help	display this help and exit
--version
	output version information and exit

A mere - implies -l. If USER not given, assume root.

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.